With our staffing reduced, we are working to better streamline our support requests going forward. Our “Request website services” form has been updated to include support requests in addition to website and account requests. Please use this form going forward, as it will help us gather information needed for website support. Request website services form
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Web accessibility has always been a requirement for UMaine websites, and has been a regular feature in our monthly newsletter. Ensuring your content is accessible is part of an inclusive communication strategy. This month, the focus is on event emails and using flyers online. Using a flyer to promote your event When promoting an event […]
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As the most popular web content management system (WCMS), WordPress is a regular target for cyber threats. UMS IT has seen an uptick in attempts to login to our WordPress environment, and while these attempts are unsuccessful, the volume of these incidents has an impact on the overall performance of our website. In an effort […]
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Do you have upcoming events to publicize online? There is an event calendar feature available on all our websites, and we offer training in using this feature to create event listings (Beyond the Basics, see below for upcoming dates.) Adding your event in this manner will help it to be identified as an event page […]
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(this information originally appeared in our August 2020 newsletter) If you are uploading documents such as PDFs to your website, you should be using our Resources feature — it is intended for files that are linked across your website and can be used in email communications. Refer to our user guide for specific instructions on using the […]
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Web accessibility has always been a requirement for UMaine websites, and has been a regular feature in our monthly newsletter. Ensuring your content is accessible is part of an inclusive communication strategy. This month, we revisit the topic of alt text. What is “alt text”? Alt text is an alternative description for an image on […]
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In July 2021, Google made an important security update to videos hosted on Youtube. Any videos that were uploaded prior to 2017 yet marked “unlisted” are now marked “private.” If you have videos or playlists dating back further than the past four years, we recommend checking your website where the video is linked or embedded. […]
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Web accessibility has always been a requirement for UMaine websites, and has been a regular feature in our monthly newsletter. Ensuring your content is accessible is part of an inclusive communication strategy. This month, we highlight the topic of graphic charts and complicated images: What are complicated images? Graphic charts, such as pie charts, flow […]
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Here in the Division of Marketing and Communications, our Visual Media team is capturing the vibrant campus with new photography every week. Our archive of photography is available for use on the website, using a web-based tool you can search for images and request them from um.visualmedia@maine.edu. When you cannot find an applicable image to […]
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The University of Maine System has recently updated online guidance for Digital Content Management. Their writing for the web basics is a wonderful complement to our own user guide for UMaine websites, and we recommend reviewing this new site for helpful advice on content creation. Review the University of Maine System Writing for the Web Basics
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